umlaut in Arabic

Arabic words for umlaut

partial assimilation of a vowel

مُغَيِّرَة muḡayyira

diacritical mark

مُغَيِّرَة muḡayyira

English meaning of umlaut

1. noun An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
2. noun The umlaut process (as above) that occurred historically in Germanic languages whereby back vowels became front vowels when followed by syllable containing a front vocoid (e.g. Germanic lūsiz > Old English lȳs(i) > Modern English lice).
3. noun A vowel so assimilated.
4. noun The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel when it indicates a (rounded) front vowel.

Full definition of umlaut

umlaut in a sentence

• "Naïve" takes an umlaut because it is pronounced as two syllables.

Synonyms of umlaut

• diaeresis
• trema
• vowel mutation

umlaut in other languages

• umlaut in Tamil
• umlaut in Bengali
• umlaut in Vietnamese

Questions about umlaut in Arabic

What is the meaning of umlaut in Arabic?

Umlaut in Arabic is مُغَيِّرَة (muḡayyira).

ما معنى كلمة umlaut؟

Umlaut: مُغَيِّرَة (muḡayyira).

What does umlaut mean in English?

Umlaut means an assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.